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Details of how religious services can be conducted safely as the maximum size of congregants is increased to 250 in phase three, which starts tomorrow, were announced by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth yesterday. At present, religious organisations can hold congregational and other worship services for up to 100 people. From tomorrow, live performance elements for congregational and other worship services, as well as religious rites, will be permitted. TraceTogether-only SafeEntry will be made mandatory for places of worship and other public premises by early next year, after everyone has had the chance to collect the TraceTogether token. Religious organisations must prepare to accept check-ins by the TraceTogether app or token, said MCCY. For congregational services, worshippers have to be segregated into zones each holding a maximum of 50 people. Zones must be completely separated from one another through either a wall-to-wall partition that is at least 1.8m high, or a space of at least 3m that is demarcated by continuous physical barriers such as ropes. Entrance and exit timings must also be staggered so that worshippers from different zones do not mix with one anot...
When someone asks for property buying tips, I always offer this bit of advice - buy one that will have no trouble finding buyers easily next time. This seems like a contradiction, especially if you are buying a home with the aim of living there for the long term. So why the need to consider the marketability of the home during your house hunting? Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months* Subscribe now *Terms and conditions apply.
(NYTIMES) - Forget bitcoin. If you are looking for a more tangible investment on technology, how about electric cars? The stock market has never seen anything quite like Tesla. Led by the mercurial billionaire Elon Musk, the electric-car maker's shares have soared roughly 14,000 per cent since it went public a decade ago. Even amid an economy-roiling coronavirus pandemic it's up roughly 700 per cent this year. And now, a company that has provoked years of equally intense fandom and criticism among money managers and tech bros the world over has just been added to the S&P 500 - traditionally a marker of corporate maturity. The company is the largest ever added to the index, and, with a market capitalisation of US$650 billion (S$864 billion), the sudden weight it will throw into the US stock market could have strange consequences. Companies worth a fraction of Tesla would have been included in the index long ago, but the approach that has made it such a valuable company has brought challenges. Despite all its technological innovations, Mr Musk's celebrity aura and a high-risk, high-reward approach to business, Tesla for the longest time was unable to meet the most humdrum requirement...
I was recently asked by the Invest Editor to give an interview for the Me And My Money column. Why me, I thought? I'm terrible with numbers and have no sense for business. I know nothing about bonds or Reits or even how to buy a US stock. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months* Subscribe now *Terms and conditions apply.
UNITED KINGDOM - With a more infectious strain of Covid-19 in the community and tight restrictions on gatherings, Christmas in the United Kingdom was a silent, solitary affair for many Singaporeans there. Many told The Sunday Times they had looked forward to a Christmas respite of small gatherings as the UK originally planned to relax restrictions for the festive period. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months* Subscribe now *Terms and conditions apply.
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Dec 26. S'pore PR tests positive for Covid-19 after completing SHN served partly at Mandarin Orchard The 47-year-old man was one of the 14 new Covid-19 cases announced by MOH on Friday. READ MORE HERE 2 S'poreans sentenced to death in China for drug trafficking; MFA has provided consular assistance Singapore's MFA said that the consulate-general provided regular assistance to Siti Aslina Junaidi and Mohd Yusri Mohd Yussof. READ MORE HERE Yoozoo Games CEO Lin Qi dies at 39 amid poisoning probe A 39-year-old male colleague surnamed Xu has been detained. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news 24 suspected secret society members nabbed in lead-up to Christmas They were arrested at various "congregation hot spots" and shopping malls. READ MORE HERE South Africa rejects claim its Covid-19 variant more dangerous than UK strain Britain said that the variant there was highly concerning, because it is "more transmissible". READ MORE HERE Hong Kong extends Covid-19 quarantine for visitors to 21 days The latest moves mark stepped-up efforts to prevent a new variant of the ...
Ask any homeowner and most will tell you that their favourite piece of furniture in the house is the ubiquitous sofa. After all, few can resist lounging on a sofa to binge-watch the latest drama on Netflix, or to catch 40 winks after back-to-back virtual meetings. Homeowner Louie Tan, who moved into his new two-bedroom condominium after the circuit breaker period, agrees. The bachelor has complemented his living space with an iconic sofa from KING, together with several other furniture pieces. A modular sofa for different settings For him, a day of lounging or having a few friends over is part of his lifestyle. His Felix Studio Sofa Bed from KING is the main source of relaxation and entertainment. Framed as the living room centrepiece, the sofa also blends perfectly with a full-length black painting and an off-white rug. KING’s Felix Sofa Bed is engineered for premium comfort, while providing innovative storage systems to help maximise your living room space. PHOTO: VIDEOAD+ The Felix sofa is a versatile accessory. With the touch of a button to activate TouchGlide® Control Technology, the seat and chaise can be extended for a more relaxed lounging position. Both can also be retract...
SINGAPORE - A Singapore permanent resident was found to be infected with the coronavirus after completing his stay-home notice, which he served partly in Mandarin Orchard Singapore hotel. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said late Friday night (Dec 25) that it is investigating if he is linked to 13 patients who had earlier served their stay-home notices at the same hotel and are suspected to be linked to one another. This Singapore PR, a 47-year-old man, was one of the 14 new Covid-19 cases announced by MOH on Friday, all of which were imported. MOH said the patient initially served his stay-home notice at the Mandarin Orchard hotel after returning from the Philippines on Dec 10. But the PR was later moved to another dedicated facility on Dec 20, as the ministry started investigations into 13 Covid-19 cases who had served their stay-home notices at the hotel. The 13 cases, which came from 10 different countries, were infected by coronavirus strains with "high genetic similarity", which implied that the infections might have come from one source and could have happened in the hotel. MOH said on Friday that the PR had tested negative for the coronavirus during swab tests on Dec 19 and De...
Tallinn, Estonia - This December has been rich in major milestones for OWNR Wallet. From now on, OWNR Wallet users will be able to order a prepaid Visa card straight in the app. The card will allow one to make purchases online and offline, and withdraw euros in ATM worldwide. The card is connected to your cryptocurrency wallet in OWNR Wallet app and provides round-the-clock access to its assets. It is possible to replenish the card with cryptocurrency almost in an instant. One of the advantages of the card is that the users can use it with Apple Pay. Applying for the card takes just a few minutes. All you need to do is fill out a short questionnaire and pass a quick video verification. The card will be delivered to the selected address free of charge. One may order and have the card delivered to almost any country of the world. The cost of ordering the card is €40. The service fee for the card makes €1 per month. Another major update is the launch of OWNR's own in-built crypto-to-crypto exchange. Previously the Changenow.io service was used for the cryptocurrency exchange. Now OWNR Wallet's users can enjoy faster exchange transactions which no longer depend on the asset availabilit...
SINGAPORE - In the days leading up to Christmas, 24 men aged between 20 and 48 suspected to be members of unlawful societies were arrested. The men were arrested between Monday (Dec 21) and Thursday in an islandwide operation conducted at various "congregation hot spots" and shopping malls to suppress secret society activities, said the police in a statement on Thursday. The police are currently investigating all cases. The arrests were made by officers from the Criminal Investigation Department, Central Police Division and Jurong Police Division. The police added that they will continue to monitor the situation and step up enforcement operations islandwide to during the year-end festive season to deter gang activities that threaten public safety. Anyone found guilty of being a member of a secret society can be fined up to $5,000, jailed up to three years, or both. The police also said that they have zero tolerance for secret society activities and will not hesitate to take action against those who choose to be associated with gangs and blatantly disregard the law. "Members of the public are advised to steer clear of secret society activities and to report those engaging in such ac...
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, Dec 25. 'The deal is done': EU and Britain clinch narrow Brexit accord Deal is clinched just seven days before it exits one of the world's biggest trading blocs. READ MORE HERE More S'poreans may have to be vaccinated as more contagious Covid-19 strains detected: Public health school dean "This is the only way we can continue to ensure the community as a whole is protected," Prof Teo Yik Ying said. READ MORE HERE Around 1 in 4 Singapore residents surveyed believe false claim that Covid-19 vaccine alters DNA Older respondents were more likely to believe the false claim that Covid-19 vaccines alter DNA. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news Zam Zam Restaurant fined a second time for flouting Covid-19 measures; S'poreans reminded to stay vigilant Over the weekend, 16 food and beverage outlets and 36 individuals were fined for breaching safe management measures. READ MORE HERE All set for Christmas in the heartland in Singapore From Sembawang to Clementi and Pasir Ris, locals are adding their own lights and tinsel to decorations put up in HDB estates. READ MORE HERE...
SINGAPORE - Over the last three years, Vanessa and Jerome (not their real names) have been trying to have a baby but a genetic condition has made it near impossible. The Singaporean couple, who were married in 2015, found out three years later that Jerome, 33, is a carrier of balanced translocation, a condition which results in an unusual rearrangement of chromosomes. While someone with this condition usually has no health problems, it increases the risk of a miscarriage. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months* Subscribe now *Terms and conditions apply.
Children from underprivileged backgrounds have been receiving Christmas presents as part of a campaign by UOB to brighten up the festive season. The scheme involves encouraging bank customers to buy presents from an online gift registry for children cared for by New Life Stories, a non-profit group that helps youngsters from vulnerable families, including those from low-income homes and those whose parents are in prison. UOB customers donated $56,200 as part of the 15-day campaign, with the bank topping up the amount to total $121,000. About 2,000 presents were given out. Retailer Dairy Farm Singapore, tech company Grab and online retailer Shopee were key partners in the initiative. Ms Jacquelyn Tan, UOB's head of group personal financial services, said: "It is heartwarming to see the kampung spirit come to life through our Gift for Good campaign." Mr Dale Preston, Dairy Farm Group director of customer insights for South-east Asia, said: "In today's challenging environment, it is now more important than ever to think about people who are less fortunate than ourselves." New Life Stories executive director Saleemah Ismail said: "This year has been an unprecedented year for all of us....
As a year weighed down by the coronavirus pandemic drew to a close, Singapore's manufacturing industry rebounded last month, partly because the pharmaceutical segment grasped the opportunities created by the outbreak. Semiconductors also turned in a strong performance. Despite the Republic weathering its worst recession since independence, manufacturing has been a rare picture of resilience this year, and is riding the demand arising from the pandemic and 5G markets. Factory output beat analysts' expectations and expanded 17.9 per cent year on year, reversing the 0.8 per cent decline seen the previous month, according to data released by the Economic Development Board yesterday. Economists polled by Bloomberg had forecast a 14.1 per cent jump. Analysts said the sector is likely to end the year on a positive note, with over 6 per cent growth. Maybank Kim Eng senior economist Chua Hak Bin said the manufacturing sector has been "remarkably resilient" this year, unlike previous recessions, where it had been a major casualty. It is likely to continue the third quarter's 10 per cent growth into the fourth quarter, he added. The volatile biomedical cluster, which has been one of the best-...
SINGAPORE - Retiree Lim Ee Chin had just watched the National Day parade on television when she spotted that her neighbour's flat was on fire at about 11.20pm and instinctively knew she had to do something to help. Madam Lim, 81, braved billowing smoke to fill buckets of water in her bathroom and drag them across the living room floor to her front gate so her neighbour could douse the flames raging in the Block 917 Jurong West Street 91 flat. Her willingness to help a neighbour in serious trouble came despite having a curved spine and heart trouble and the pleas from her sister whom she lives with to leave for her safety. "Of course I had to help. When I saw their house burning, it hurt my heart," said Madam Lim, who used to work at a tin factory. "They didn't set the fire on purpose. What if they have no house to live in?" She added that she could not recall how many pails of water she fetched that night on Aug 9, but "it felt like an hour that would never end". With the help of other neighbours, most of the fire was put out before the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) arrived. After they left, Madam Lim spent the next few hours mopping up her flat. Her selfless efforts made he...
AMTD International Investment banking firm AMTD International, which is dual-listed in New York and Singapore, has promoted Mr William Fung to chief executive, succeeding Mr Calvin Choi. This is in addition to Mr Fung's current position of group vice-president of the company's parent, Hong Kong-based AMTD Group. Mr Fung was AMTD International's chief investment officer and head of asset management. Meanwhile, Mr Choi and the vice-chairman Andrew Chiu will step down from the company's board. THE BUSINESS TIMES Telegram Encrypted messaging app Telegram will launch pay-for services next year, its Russian-born founder Pavel Durov said Wednesday, as the growing company needed "at least a few hundred million dollars per year". "Telegram will begin to generate revenue, starting next year," Mr Durov said in a statement. "We will be able to launch countless new features and welcome billions of new users." Mr Durov, 36, said he did not plan to sell the company and therefore needed to look for other ways to come up with funding. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Ezion Holdings The offshore and marine player posted a net loss of US$224.5 million (S$298.4 million) for the third quarter ended Sept 30, wideni...
With the discovery of new, more contagious strains of the Covid-19 virus in Britain and South Africa, it may now be important for more Singaporeans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, said a health expert here. Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore, said yesterday: "This is the only way we can continue to ensure that the community as a whole is protected." This means that instead of aiming to get 80 per cent of the population here vaccinated against Covid-19, "we may now be looking at 90 per cent, or even higher", Prof Teo said in a video interview with The Straits Times on its daily online talk show, The Big Story. The Health Ministry's chief health scientist, Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, previously told The Straits Times that at least 80 per cent of the population would have to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity against Covid-19. A new B117 strain of Covid-19 circulating in Britain has been reported to be more contagious, but has not shown signs of being more lethal or severe. Singapore recorded its first case of this strain on Wednesday - a 17-year-old Singaporean girl who had returned from Brit...
NEW YORK • Cryptocurrency XRP crashed on Wednesday after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged associated blockchain firm Ripple with conducting a US$1.3 billion (S$1.7 billion) unregistered securities offering. XRP, the third-biggest cryptocurrency by market value, plunged almost 40 per cent to about 26 US cents, bringing its total weekly losses to more than 50 per cent and wiping out around US$10 billion in market value. The SEC maintains that Ripple's chairman, co-founder and former chief executive officer Christian Larsen and current CEO Brad Garlinghouse "failed to register their offers and sales of XRP or satisfy any exemption from registration". The two also orchestrated personal unregistered sales worth US$600 million, the SEC alleged. Ripple has rejected the charges, saying XRP is a currency and does not need to be registered as an investment contract. Mr Garlinghouse called the case "an assault on crypto at large" in a message to staff that was posted on the company's blog. The SEC did not want to foster innovation in the digital asset space, he said. Financial regulators around the globe are still grappling with how to regulate bitcoin, XRP and rival cr...
